3,000 gallons of water allegedly stolen from coast home

Authorities are investigating the reported theft of 3,000 gallons of water from a full storage tank at a Gualala home Saturday, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were summoned at 1:43 p.m. May 24 to a home in the 45000 block of Substation Road in Gualala for the reported water theft. Deputies spoke to the victim, an 87-year-old Gualala woman, who said she had learned that an unknown person had stolen 3,000 gallons of water from her full storage tank on her fenced property. She told deputies this was not the first time water had been stolen from her storage tank, and estimated the stolen water was worth $1,000.

Anyone with information that could aid in the ongoing investigation is urged to call the MCSO tip line at 234-2100.